Botrychium matricariifolium

Botrychium matricariifolium (orth.var. B. matricariaefolium) is a species of fern in the Ophioglossaceae family.^[3] It is referred to by the common names chamomile grape-fern, daisyleaf grape-fern, and matricary grape-fern. It is native to Europe and parts of eastern North America, including eastern Canada and parts of the United States.^[4]

Botrychium matricariifolium
Botrychium matricariifolium[1]
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Ophioglossales
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Genus:	Botrychium
Species:	B. matricariifolium
Binomial name
Botrychium matricariifolium (Retz.) A.Braun ex W.D.J.Koch
Synonymsref name=KewPOWO/>
Botrychium lunaria var. matricariifolium (Retz.) Döll Osmunda lunaria var. matricariifolia Retz. Botrychium lunaria var. rhombeum Ångstr. Botrychium matricariifolium f. gracile Weath. Botrychium matricariifolium f. rhombeum (Ångstr.) M.Broun Botrychium matricariifolium var. rhombeum (Ångstr.) Farw. Botrychium matricariifolium subsp. typicum R.T.Clausen Botrychium neglectum Alph.Wood Botrychium neglectum f. gracile House Botrychium ramosum (Roth) Asch. Botrychium ramosum var. neglectum Farw. Botrychium rutaceum Willd. Botrychium tenellum Ångstr. Osmunda ramosa Roth Osmunda rutacea Poir.

This fleshy fern grows up to 30 centimeters tall.^[5] It produces dull green sterile leaf blades up to 10 centimeters long by 9 wide divided into a few pairs of segments. The fertile leaves are a bit longer and bear the spores.^[4]

Rarity

This species is very rare in most European countries. In Ukraine in total, there were recorded 17 loci: 10 before 1980, after 1980 – 7, as before and after 1980 – 0 location.^[6]